On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 05:28:04PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > The point is that no one from the systemd camp has, to my knowledge, > posted a list of things it can do better than sysvinit. Point out > sysvinit's warts, and what systemd does to excise the ugly stuff.
I'm not really in "the systemd camp", but I'm definitely in the group of people who want to get away from sysv-rc because of its tremendous flaws. In addition to the responses you've already received, here's one in the form of a Frequently Given Answer. I consider it a good starting point if you're already an experienced sysadmin. http://jdebp.eu./FGA/system-5-rc-problems.html That said, it might not be the best starting point for novices who are wondering what all this stuff even *means*.
